Your current location:HOME >style >Refugee agency chief warns that the number of Syrians leaving Lebanon is likely to rise 正文
TIME:2024-05-21 18:47:20 Source: Internet compilationEdit:style
BRUSSELS (AP) — The number of Syrian refugees leaving Lebanon is likely to keep rising, the head of
BRUSSELS (AP) — The number of Syrian refugees leaving Lebanon is likely to keep rising, the head of a top international agency working with migrants warned Tuesday, as pressure builds due to their arrival on the Mediterranean island of Cyprus.
Amy Pope, director general of the International Organization for Migration, said that around 3,000 Syrians have left Lebanon since January, compared to 4,500 for the whole of last year. Many of them have headed to Cyprus, about 110 miles (180 kilometers) away.
In response, Cyprus suspended the processing of asylum applications by Syrian nationals earlier this month due to the large numbers. Cypriot authorities have reportedly dispatched police patrol vessels just outside Lebanese territorial waters to thwart refugee boats trying to head to Cyprus.
Pope told The Associated Press that governments are cutting aid funding to agencies working with people who have fled Syria, which has been ravaged by civil war for over 13 years, and that this is making things worse. At the same time, some Lebanese communities are getting tired of hosting them.
Mohammad Mokhber: Who is Iran’s acting president?2024-05-21 18:44
China and India's 'stone age' border battle: Astonishing never2024-05-21 18:19
JFK airport project misrepresented as not allowing bids from white, male2024-05-21 18:10
University of California official says system has $32 billion in holdings targeted by protesters2024-05-21 17:31
Britain's new bonkers EV: Callum Skye is an £80k electric buggy built in Warwickshire2024-05-21 16:51
The Latest2024-05-21 16:43
Russell Wilson and Ciara 'close sale of Seattle mansion, raking in $31M for six2024-05-21 16:37
Incredible footage resurfaces of Patrick Mahomes' 'saucy' high2024-05-21 16:31
Strictly star Giovanni Pernice's former partner Rose Ayling2024-05-21 16:28
Prince George will lead a 'less formal and starchy' modern monarchy when he is King2024-05-21 16:26
Uber and Lyft say they'll stay in Minnesota after Legislature passes driver pay compromise2024-05-21 18:29
Paige Spiranac backs Rory McIlroy to WIN PGA Championship2024-05-21 18:17
Maverick Kentucky congressman has avoided fallout at home after antagonizing GOP leaders2024-05-21 18:08
Indonesia raises alert for Mount Ibu volcano to highest level following a series of eruptions2024-05-21 17:59
The fightback begins: Boss of London's Queen Mary University tells pro2024-05-21 17:44
Peruvian lawmakers begin yet another effort to remove President Dina Boluarte from office2024-05-21 17:37
China and India's 'stone age' border battle: Astonishing never2024-05-21 17:31
Haiti's crisis rises to the forefront of elections in neighboring Dominican Republic2024-05-21 16:48
Election 2024: Biden and Trump bypassed the Commission on Presidential Debates2024-05-21 16:48
Turkey sentences pro2024-05-21 16:40